#englishnews #astronaut #indiavspakistan <br /><br />News Article :-<br />India aims to send an astronaut to the Moon by 2040, the government has said.<br /><br />The country's space goals also include plans for a space station by 2035.<br /><br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced these ambitions on Tuesday, and also asked scientists to work on missions to Venus and Mars.<br /><br />In August, India became the first country to land a spacecraft on the Moon's south pole, and in September it launched a rocket to study the Sun.<br /><br />The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is also working on the Gaganyaan project, which aims to send a human crew to an orbit of 400km (248 miles) and bring them back safely to land in Indian waters. On Saturday, the space agency will conduct a key test in the mission.<br />This will be be followed by another test flight carrying a robot to outer space before the final manned mission takes place before the end of 2024.
